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amtrak is a global corporation. i was intrigued by a comment that joseph boardman, as the president and ceo, meg. in 2005, the reviews have called for improvement again and the organization of management strategy. in 2010, amtrak released another report. and as a result of that 2010 report, amtrak released their five-year strategic plan of corporate goals and new organization structure and target that they intend to use to create more transparency and accountability. that is what we will focus on today, where we are in the process. where we have come on. we will hear from mr. boardman and inspector general and a representative of workers of labor and see how they assess that progress. the strategic plan that is now underway, hopefully, we will hear to be fully implemented by next year. the manager of business is -- and we will see how that hasn't come to pass. the purpose of that is to establish performance goals that are outlined as the strategic plan so the profits and losses can be addressed and also accounted fo
amtrak is a global corporation. i was intrigued by a comment that joseph boardman, as the president and ceo, meg. in 2005, the reviews have called for improvement again and the organization of management strategy. in 2010, amtrak released another report. and as a result of that 2010 report, amtrak released their five-year strategic plan of corporate goals and new organization structure and target that they intend to use to create more transparency and accountability. that is what we will focus...
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, amtrak has record low ridership. in fact that is completely the opposite. instead, amtrak's ridership is booming this year. in each month of this current fiscal year amtrak has posted the highest ridership total ever for that particular month with the final month in september also expected to be a new record. in addition in july, with the single best ridership month in history of amtrak. unfortunately the reason -- recently passed transportation bill real title was noticeably absent in the final form despite many of our efforts here on this committee. this suggests before this committee does that no federal funds to amtrak would be allowed to pursue any legal action in court, 25% cut in funding and an even more alarming, not having a vision for high-speed rail networks. these possible legislative actions are detrimental to the transportation opportunities for all americans. the alternative to build more roads buy more cars and consume more oil should not be our only solution. in fact according to d.o.t. in comparison
, amtrak has record low ridership. in fact that is completely the opposite. instead, amtrak's ridership is booming this year. in each month of this current fiscal year amtrak has posted the highest ridership total ever for that particular month with the final month in september also expected to be a new record. in addition in july, with the single best ridership month in history of amtrak. unfortunately the reason -- recently passed transportation bill real title was noticeably absent in the...
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talking trains, amtrak adding extra cars to its trains for the thanksgiving holiday. amtrak and capital corridor trains will all have those extra cars. >>> we're also following breaking news out of the middle east. an overnight explosion on a bus in downtown tel aviv has sent dozens to the hospital now, threatening to derail any of the talks over there. an already shaky cease-fire between israel and hamas. secretary of state hillary clinton is also in the middle east trying to help out with those talks. and the white house keeping a very close eye. nbc's daniel lee has new details this morning from washington. >> reporter: the smoldering bus is the latest scene violence in israel. officials say at least ten people were injured in the attack. this, after a series of explosions lit up the gaza sky overnight. the latest israeli air strikes are proof israeli prime minister netanyahu is not backing down without a cease-fire. already more than 100 rockets poured towards israel. now soldiers are standing by, ready for a ground invasion, targeting hamas if necessary. >> we're
talking trains, amtrak adding extra cars to its trains for the thanksgiving holiday. amtrak and capital corridor trains will all have those extra cars. >>> we're also following breaking news out of the middle east. an overnight explosion on a bus in downtown tel aviv has sent dozens to the hospital now, threatening to derail any of the talks over there. an already shaky cease-fire between israel and hamas. secretary of state hillary clinton is also in the middle east trying to help out...
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. >> reporter: amtrak is booming and tomorrow will be the busiest day yesterday. last year 138,000 passengers crowded on board the day before thanksgiving. now, here in the northeast amtrak has even borrowed trains from canada to handle the crush. usually it relies on cars from new jersey's transit, but many of those were damaged by hurricane sandy, and that storm also means many of the commuter lines aren't up to speed. you should check the schedules online. and a bit of advice, get to the station at least 45 minutes early. bring your i.d., and if you're on one of those long distance line, well, come hungry. there will be a full thanksgiving menu on board. george? >> okay, lisa, thanks. >>> and as millions of americans at airports face those long security lines, we have news tonight about the threats that make those checks so critical. four men from southern california are under arrest charged with plotting to join al qaeda and kill americans. abc's senior justice correspondent pierre justice covers homeland security for us. good evening, pierre. >> reporter: goo
. >> reporter: amtrak is booming and tomorrow will be the busiest day yesterday. last year 138,000 passengers crowded on board the day before thanksgiving. now, here in the northeast amtrak has even borrowed trains from canada to handle the crush. usually it relies on cars from new jersey's transit, but many of those were damaged by hurricane sandy, and that storm also means many of the commuter lines aren't up to speed. you should check the schedules online. and a bit of advice, get to...
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amtrak is adding extra trains, including here in california. stay with abc7 news throughout the morning for continuing coverage of the storm track with it our live doppler any time, abc7news.com. >>> developing news, man is dead after falling down a slippery hillside into a water filled rock quarry in oakland. crews began searching for the man around 7:00 last night at the quarry near the rock ridge shopping center. they were told he may have fallen behind his home while looking for his cat. his body was found by a dive team 1:00 this morning in the 80 foot deep quarry officials say the cat was found an hour into the search near the man's home. >>> 26-year-old murder suspect accused of a violent crime spree in san jose is scheduled to be in court today. jonathan wilbanks was arrested last friday officer suffered minor injury. wilbanks and another suspect, still on the loose, suspected of killing 2-year-old rory park -- killing 22-year-old rory parkpetty ford 20,000 reward is being offered. >>> in a few hours u.s. interior secretary salazar will
amtrak is adding extra trains, including here in california. stay with abc7 news throughout the morning for continuing coverage of the storm track with it our live doppler any time, abc7news.com. >>> developing news, man is dead after falling down a slippery hillside into a water filled rock quarry in oakland. crews began searching for the man around 7:00 last night at the quarry near the rock ridge shopping center. they were told he may have fallen behind his home while looking for...
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a person was struck and killed by an amtrak train that was in route to sacramento. the accident happened last night shortly before 7 at the intersection of 105th in eds ave. none of the 160 passengers were hurt. >> dozens of computers another crash on a stall in from san francisco elementary school monday night. the break-in at george washington called for elementary school occurred at 1:00 in the morning. neighbors are currently being interviewed to find out if they saw or heard anything. >> that is quite sad that they're taking from the kids. in this neighborhood we are ready struggle with other issues. >> that is really sad how could they do that. this is for the kids for their future. >> they're taking away the education for the to their future. they really need these computers. >> more than $40,000 in equipment was stolen. school officials said they will try to figure how replace it after thanksgiving break. oakland police arrested three suspects in connection with a string of cellphone robberies'. this is an and on the prime form for most of the year. a woman
a person was struck and killed by an amtrak train that was in route to sacramento. the accident happened last night shortly before 7 at the intersection of 105th in eds ave. none of the 160 passengers were hurt. >> dozens of computers another crash on a stall in from san francisco elementary school monday night. the break-in at george washington called for elementary school occurred at 1:00 in the morning. neighbors are currently being interviewed to find out if they saw or heard...
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. >>> now good news for northeast commuters, amtrak has announce that they will -- amtrak is asking people to make rez rations and pay in advance to avoid long lines at ticket offices and to avoid any kind of sold out train scenarios. all right, so was it of the jobs report, was it of superstorm sandy? what's going to be the it factor in the race on tuesday. we'll get expert analysis on the campaign strategies in the homestretch. ♪... ♪... choose the perfect hotel we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. >>> all right, on the campaign trail, former president bill clinton stumping for president barack obama. in raleigh, north carolina. let's listen. >> offer them unilaterally, without asking for anything, a trillion dollars in spending reductions over the next decade. they said no. but he said the door is still open. and they'll walk thr
. >>> now good news for northeast commuters, amtrak has announce that they will -- amtrak is asking people to make rez rations and pay in advance to avoid long lines at ticket offices and to avoid any kind of sold out train scenarios. all right, so was it of the jobs report, was it of superstorm sandy? what's going to be the it factor in the race on tuesday. we'll get expert analysis on the campaign strategies in the homestretch. ♪... ♪... choose the perfect hotel we don't let...
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. >>> oakland police are investigating the death of a pedestrian that was hit and killed by an amtrak train. it happened last night at 105th and eves. now the train was heading from sacramento to san jose. 160 people were on that train. no one else was hurt. >>> uc berkeley is out thousands of dollars worth of computer equipment after the latest burglary on campus. someone broke into a locked lab. the suspect stole ten apple computers. computers were also stolen from three other buildings earlier this summer but some of that equipment was later recovered. >>> a new survey has encouraging news for staff at one east bay high school. coming up at 5:05 where reports of weapons and drug and alcohol use has fallen significantly in the last few years. >>> san francisco fight fears say they and their familiesover time policy. both can be told they have to work extra hours with very little notice. last night gibbs told a special fire commission meeting the policy is creating a lot of stress and says she is always preparing for the unexpected. >> i put my kids to bed then i have to cook an enti
. >>> oakland police are investigating the death of a pedestrian that was hit and killed by an amtrak train. it happened last night at 105th and eves. now the train was heading from sacramento to san jose. 160 people were on that train. no one else was hurt. >>> uc berkeley is out thousands of dollars worth of computer equipment after the latest burglary on campus. someone broke into a locked lab. the suspect stole ten apple computers. computers were also stolen from three...
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mean what amtrak will use additional cars. cars will be adding to the amtrak san walking, a specand pacific surf line. >> we are following rescue services of an explosion. across from the military headquarters in tel aviv it is will leave that hamas is responsible. at least 10 people were injured. this bareilly operation against got some moss rulers tried to stop palestinian fired into israel. president clinton--secretary of state clinton has arrived in cairo. clinton will meet with agents president to piece together a deal to end the week-long violence. the violence has killed 130 palestinians. rockets fired into israel has killed five >> of a mature is ever covered body of a man who fell into a quarry pond last night. authorities found the body of earlier this morning in what they are describing as a body of water is run by steep cliffs. the victim's reportedly fell into the corner behind the rock ridge shopping center last night. the victim's name has not been yet released. >> and live look at the golden gate bridge were lo
mean what amtrak will use additional cars. cars will be adding to the amtrak san walking, a specand pacific surf line. >> we are following rescue services of an explosion. across from the military headquarters in tel aviv it is will leave that hamas is responsible. at least 10 people were injured. this bareilly operation against got some moss rulers tried to stop palestinian fired into israel. president clinton--secretary of state clinton has arrived in cairo. clinton will meet with...
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. >>> amtrak service is getting back up to speed along the northeast corridor. trains running between d.c. and new york city this morning. amtrak's president hopes they will be able to resume service between new york and boston later today. they are in talks to borrow trains from canada to provide more service to hard hit parts of new jersey and new york. there's progress in new york's flooded subway tunnels. crews are slowly getting the water pumped out. there's still no word on when service through lower manhattan is expected to be up and running. the entire system is running on limited service. >>> the largest marathon in the country, the new york city marathon will go on as planned sunday morning. this has become a big source of controversy. the group in charge says they turned the event into a fund-raiser to help the victims of sandy. some says it trivializes those there. there will be a 20% drop off from last year due to the storm. the thing about the storm, it runs right through manhattan. >> that race. >> that race. that marathon runs right through manha
. >>> amtrak service is getting back up to speed along the northeast corridor. trains running between d.c. and new york city this morning. amtrak's president hopes they will be able to resume service between new york and boston later today. they are in talks to borrow trains from canada to provide more service to hard hit parts of new jersey and new york. there's progress in new york's flooded subway tunnels. crews are slowly getting the water pumped out. there's still no word on when...
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amtrak and two commuter railroads were shut town for more than an hour. for a lot of folks in the northeast trying to recover from hurricane sandy this will not be an easy holiday season. one neighborhood had a thanksgiving dinner thanks to the generosity of their neighbor. drew levinson reports. >> reporter: to norah white stands on her front porch looking at soggy piles of books and bags that once were in her basement. >> a little bit of this and that. that's what this is. >> reporter: she just got her power back and still has no heat. >> been tough. >> how do you stay warm in the house? >> blankets. blankets and more blankets. >> reporter: she's the pta president at her son's high school. he's a freshman at queens high school for information research and technology in far rockaway, new york. the school was badly damaged and just reopened monday. titus like the hundreds of other students here at this high school have had very few warm meals over the past few weeks. so for many this day before thanksgiving meal is their thanksgiving meal. they say thursd
amtrak and two commuter railroads were shut town for more than an hour. for a lot of folks in the northeast trying to recover from hurricane sandy this will not be an easy holiday season. one neighborhood had a thanksgiving dinner thanks to the generosity of their neighbor. drew levinson reports. >> reporter: to norah white stands on her front porch looking at soggy piles of books and bags that once were in her basement. >> a little bit of this and that. that's what this is....
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amtrak service in and out of new york city's penn station briefly suspended because of a signal problem. but from coast to coast, on one of the busiest travel days of the year, it seemed to be, well, not so busy. you braved the holiday travel today? >> it wasn't bad. >> reporter: i guess this makes it all worth it? >> yes. >> reporter: we followed our abc team as they hit the road. >> heading home to kentucky. >> traveling from washington, d.c. to greenville, south carolina. >> houston, texas. >> reporter: abc's linsey davis flying from cleveland early this morning. >> security line is starting to build, starting to wrap around a little bit here. >> reporter: checking in four hours early -- >> this is delta, long, long, long security line. >> reporter: heading to toronto. >> at least we've checked in and we are done. >> reporter: and roads were mostly clear on the way to the jersey shore. >> it's already looking a little hairy at times, but at least it's moving. >> reporter: but no matter how far or how long the journey, at the end, there's that reminder of why it's worth it. a hug from
amtrak service in and out of new york city's penn station briefly suspended because of a signal problem. but from coast to coast, on one of the busiest travel days of the year, it seemed to be, well, not so busy. you braved the holiday travel today? >> it wasn't bad. >> reporter: i guess this makes it all worth it? >> yes. >> reporter: we followed our abc team as they hit the road. >> heading home to kentucky. >> traveling from washington, d.c. to greenville,...
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amtrak is adding extra trains on its most crowded corridors. and it's even borrowing some trains from canada to handle the holiday crush. and problems linger from hurricane sandy, including a shortage of rental cars in the northeast. the few cars left are going for hundreds of dollars a day. >>> our other major news right now is a terror attack in tel aviv. an explosion on a city bus is injuring multiple people. someone placed a bomb on a bus and then fled. this attack comes as an urgent diplomatic effort is still under way for a truce between israel and hamas. secretary of state clinton is there. and for details on their visit, we're joined by abc's lama hasan. >> reporter: good morning, rob. well, yes. we were expecting some kind of cease-fire deal to be announced. some kind of cease-fire plan to be announced late last night. but that did not happen. it did not come. and according to some hamas and egyptian officials, who have reportedly said that it was down to israel, who had requested more time. and they said that more talks would resume t
amtrak is adding extra trains on its most crowded corridors. and it's even borrowing some trains from canada to handle the holiday crush. and problems linger from hurricane sandy, including a shortage of rental cars in the northeast. the few cars left are going for hundreds of dollars a day. >>> our other major news right now is a terror attack in tel aviv. an explosion on a city bus is injuring multiple people. someone placed a bomb on a bus and then fled. this attack comes as an...
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some subway lines and amtrak are going to run on a schedule. thousands were o waiting in long lines to get to work. at least there was some public transportation to help them. the congestion eased a bit thanks to a car pool rule. that made a difference. all three major airports were open today for the first time since the storm hit at limited capacity. well, the military used cargo jets to fly power trucks and crews from california to try to help new york clean up sandy. 69 vehicles from southern california were flown in from the west coast. they also sent generators and water pumps to help with clean-ups. the navy will be on stand by in case the state government asks for them help. and now, picking up the pieces from sandy. staten island is a 60 square mile portion of new york city and it suffered some of the worst devastation from the storm. 19 of the city's deaths happened on staten island and today, i toured some of the hardest hit areas and spoke with residents just beginning to pick up the piecing of their shattered lives. this is quincy
some subway lines and amtrak are going to run on a schedule. thousands were o waiting in long lines to get to work. at least there was some public transportation to help them. the congestion eased a bit thanks to a car pool rule. that made a difference. all three major airports were open today for the first time since the storm hit at limited capacity. well, the military used cargo jets to fly power trucks and crews from california to try to help new york clean up sandy. 69 vehicles from...
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an amtrak train arrived. boxcar was full of storm relief items full of diapers and dog food. >> after four days of tallying vote florida. president obama winning the sunshine state with 50% of vote being his challenge by less than 74,000 votes. long lines at the voting booth kept many people casting their ballots late into the night. thin win margin made the race hard to call and took longer to count. i'm harris faulkner, now strike back to justice with judge jeanine. >> judge jeanine: hillary clinton will soon return to the private sector. this controversy over what really happened in benghazi rages on. one frustrated member of congress trying to get to the truth is trey joins us from south carolina. congressman, thank you for being with us. congressman, a do you think about the resignation of general petraeus? >> my sympathies to go holly petraeus on a personal level. his resignation was appropriate. we got a lot of questions from a timing standpoint about when the affair was disclosed to the white house. w
an amtrak train arrived. boxcar was full of storm relief items full of diapers and dog food. >> after four days of tallying vote florida. president obama winning the sunshine state with 50% of vote being his challenge by less than 74,000 votes. long lines at the voting booth kept many people casting their ballots late into the night. thin win margin made the race hard to call and took longer to count. i'm harris faulkner, now strike back to justice with judge jeanine. >> judge...
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the majority of the new york subway system that is back and running, but amtrak still has flooding in two of its tunnels under the east river. >> and neal atkinson mentioned it's the electricity that's really the problem in the fuel distribution system. that's one of the reasons why there's actually fuel sitting there that they just can't get it out. and with the cold snap, and it's freezing here in london, too, but the temperature has really dropped in new york. this as the mayor asked kids do come back to school. they're bundling up, trying to make the best of it. the new york marathon didn't happen, but a lot of the runners were already in the region for the race. >> i suppose their parents have to stay at home. so it's difficult. >> right. i'm sure they're coming up with ways to deal with it, but you hope especially for some of the kids who maybe don't have like the heavy winter jackets that they're able to put up with it. >> tough call. and i think i'm certainly surprised at how long it's taking to -- it's a lot worse than we thought. >> and there's a real housing issue. staten i
the majority of the new york subway system that is back and running, but amtrak still has flooding in two of its tunnels under the east river. >> and neal atkinson mentioned it's the electricity that's really the problem in the fuel distribution system. that's one of the reasons why there's actually fuel sitting there that they just can't get it out. and with the cold snap, and it's freezing here in london, too, but the temperature has really dropped in new york. this as the mayor asked...
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the city is struggling to get back on its feet and we've learned amtrak service from d. c. to new york will be available today. meantime storm victims say agencies like me ma and the red cross have been slow to respond. drivers are waiting on lines miles long to fill up their gas tanks and utilities say it could take up to ten days to restore power. >>> help is on the way to get the heat and lights back on. hundreds of utility workers are being sent to help restore power in the northeast. >> they're mobilizing right now at the national harbor getting ready to leave in just a few hours. we're live there with the crews who are getting ready to head to new york and new jersey. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. you can see right here dominion, virginia has all their trucks lined up. we've seen a handful of workers beginning to arrive. this is part of a massive ert to get help to new york and new jersey in the aftermath of superstorm sandy. four days after that storm made landfall along the new jersey shore, millions of people remain without power in the northeast.
the city is struggling to get back on its feet and we've learned amtrak service from d. c. to new york will be available today. meantime storm victims say agencies like me ma and the red cross have been slow to respond. drivers are waiting on lines miles long to fill up their gas tanks and utilities say it could take up to ten days to restore power. >>> help is on the way to get the heat and lights back on. hundreds of utility workers are being sent to help restore power in the...
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amtrak will offer limited service between new york city and boston today. the new york city subway system is slowly coming back to life. the m-train, which links queens to manhattan actually started running. manhattan remains in the dark. with little mass transit folks are turning to their cars and you know what that means. lots of gas lines. they extend for miles. according to the most recent report from triple-a, of the gas stations it monitors roughly 60% of stations in new jersey and 70% on long island were closed thursday. both of new jersey's senators are now asking president obama for emergency fuel supplies. we do have a presidential campaign to cover. we are in the last 72, 96 hours if you will. the final chapter of the 2012 campaign is now begun and it all comes down, it apparently changed to ohio which president obama and governor romney, ready for this, are going to visit six separate times in the last four days of the break. today is the first day. president obama spends the entire day in ohio. he's got stops in springfield, lima, hilliard in f
amtrak will offer limited service between new york city and boston today. the new york city subway system is slowly coming back to life. the m-train, which links queens to manhattan actually started running. manhattan remains in the dark. with little mass transit folks are turning to their cars and you know what that means. lots of gas lines. they extend for miles. according to the most recent report from triple-a, of the gas stations it monitors roughly 60% of stations in new jersey and 70% on...
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an amtrak hero who supports his frez and knows a big "f"'ing deal when he sees one. just this weekend he demonstrated his eternal optimism while touring sand's wreckage. proving in his case, three score and ten is just the beginning. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy, ronny? happier than gallagher at a farmers' market. get happy. get geico. chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. some people put everything intotheir name on the door, and their heart into their community. small business saturday is a day to show our support. a day to shop at stores owned by our friends and neighbors. and do our part for the businesses that do so much for us. on november 24th, let's get out and shop small. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that yo
an amtrak hero who supports his frez and knows a big "f"'ing deal when he sees one. just this weekend he demonstrated his eternal optimism while touring sand's wreckage. proving in his case, three score and ten is just the beginning. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy, ronny? happier than gallagher at a farmers' market. get happy. get geico. chances are, you're not made of money, so don't...
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new jersey transit and amtrak august ground to a halt. just as this broadcast got underway. the railroads announced that crews had restored some limited service. of course, this all comes as thousands of folks are headed in and out of town for thanksgiving. and just three weeks after super storm sandy reekd havoc on rail systems in and around the area. rough day for many travelers as millions of american families prepared to hit the road for the holiday. according to rip a.a.a. 44 million people are headed somewhere this week that is slightly up from the past few years during the recession, of course. 90% of those folks plan to drive. only 7% say they will fly. and airlines are cutting cost and have cut back on the number of available flights. they say that's causing a jump in ticket prices. , those folks sitting in cars. average price for a regular gallon of gas is $3.43. a.a.a. estimates that price will drop a bit but still could top or match last thanksgiving's record high. steve brown is live in chicago o'hare international airport. traditionally the busiest airport arou
new jersey transit and amtrak august ground to a halt. just as this broadcast got underway. the railroads announced that crews had restored some limited service. of course, this all comes as thousands of folks are headed in and out of town for thanksgiving. and just three weeks after super storm sandy reekd havoc on rail systems in and around the area. rough day for many travelers as millions of american families prepared to hit the road for the holiday. according to rip a.a.a. 44 million...
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amtrak estimates the busy thanksgiving day wallace trains and lines are fully operational. damage and lost revenue cost the company tens of millions of dollars. service has been restored to most lines. it is too early to know how much sandy will cost them and the same can be said for new york and new jersey where the long-term costs for super storm sandy will be self revere. >> we have video coming in of a hiker is running for their lives as a volcano started erupting in new zealand. it erupted for the second time in three months with black plumes of smoke coming up and people screaming in the background. scientists to monitor the mountain say that the russian was completely unexpected. everyone was able to get off the mountain safely. the search has stop for a missing worker from last week. the company said in a statement released last night that they would focus on the victims and their families including those injured in the accident. the body of 42 year-old al right corporal was found over the weekend. 4 people remain in the hospital would burn injuries. because of the
amtrak estimates the busy thanksgiving day wallace trains and lines are fully operational. damage and lost revenue cost the company tens of millions of dollars. service has been restored to most lines. it is too early to know how much sandy will cost them and the same can be said for new york and new jersey where the long-term costs for super storm sandy will be self revere. >> we have video coming in of a hiker is running for their lives as a volcano started erupting in new zealand. it...
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today amtrak will begin offering limited service between new york city and boston. and new jersey transit will also start moving today with limited service. the new york subway system continues to make advances. the "m" train linking queens to manhattan just started running, but there are still no trains running below 34th street where half of manhattan remains in the dark. so the millions of new yorkers who depend on subways, they're now waiting in those long lines for buses. for those who drive into new york city, the lines at city bridges stretched for miles yesterday, enough to make you turn around and just stay home. it's simply not worth it. it will take all day to get in in some cases. in an effort to ease gridlock inside the city, the mayor has ordered all vehicles entering manhattan to have at least three passengers for the rest of the week. there are checkpoints set up on the way into manhattan with cars not meeting the three-person rule, those cars turned away. and you're only beginning to make your way into new york if you're lucky enough to find gas for
today amtrak will begin offering limited service between new york city and boston. and new jersey transit will also start moving today with limited service. the new york subway system continues to make advances. the "m" train linking queens to manhattan just started running, but there are still no trains running below 34th street where half of manhattan remains in the dark. so the millions of new yorkers who depend on subways, they're now waiting in those long lines for buses. for...
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and caused delays of 90 minutes or more on amtrak. along two of the nation's busiest commuter railroads. headaches as always. trying to get home on turkey day. >>> well, new york city is all pumped up to mark thanksgiving day in a traditional way. the annual macy's parade. >> this is exciting. thousands of people gathered last night to get a first hand look at the great balloon inflation. ahead of today's massive parade. three new balloons joining this year, papa smurf, elf on the shelf, new version of hello kitty. there's a new version. >> 3 million folks are expected to line the parade route. 5,000 people, hardest hit by hurricane sandy, will be among those folks, folks certainly in need of some relief. how about that. >>> coming up next after the break, get a pencil if you haven't thawed that turkey yet. we will show you how to get it together in time for the big dinner tonight. >> that's right. when is the last time you heard flight and fun in the same sentence? a new airliner is hoping to bring back the golden age of flying. you'
and caused delays of 90 minutes or more on amtrak. along two of the nation's busiest commuter railroads. headaches as always. trying to get home on turkey day. >>> well, new york city is all pumped up to mark thanksgiving day in a traditional way. the annual macy's parade. >> this is exciting. thousands of people gathered last night to get a first hand look at the great balloon inflation. ahead of today's massive parade. three new balloons joining this year, papa smurf, elf on...
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the city's other two airports are up and running and amtrak says it will also begin service to the big apple starting tomorrow. >>> thousands of people in hoe coken, new jersey, though, are still waiting for rescue. at least 25% of the city is under water, and the national guard has been working around the clock carrying people to safety. and the scene is growing more desperate. the mayor says the standing water is now filled with sewage. some people have run out of food and now there are reports, unfortunately, of price-gouging, with three bags of potato chips and a drink going for $14. which its infuriating to me. >> awful. people in every tragedy you find people who try to take advantage. this one is no different. it's so, so dad. >>> put it farther south, new jersey residents got a visit from president obama. just days now before the election next week, the president put politics aside to tour the storm zone. >> there he was, side by side with governor chris christie, one of mitt romney's biggest supporters. more from abc's jake tapper. >> reporter: hurricane sandy has forced the p
the city's other two airports are up and running and amtrak says it will also begin service to the big apple starting tomorrow. >>> thousands of people in hoe coken, new jersey, though, are still waiting for rescue. at least 25% of the city is under water, and the national guard has been working around the clock carrying people to safety. and the scene is growing more desperate. the mayor says the standing water is now filled with sewage. some people have run out of food and now there...
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but amtrak does expect many more passengers than normal. beginning today it is adding extra trains to the san joaquin and the capital corridor to handle the increased ridership expected this weekend. >>> the construction of the new bay bridge span has reached a new milestone. crews have just finished transferring the weight of the bridge from a temporary platform to a single mile long cable. that means the span now officially holds its own weight. when completed, the bay bridge will be the longest suspension bridge of its kind in the world. it is set to open next labor day. >>> 7:48. well, president obama is back at the white house this morning following his whirlwind trip to southeast asia. here's some video. the president returning to joint base andrews in maryland around midnight last night. the white house says the president's trip was successful in that it showed that asia is strategically important to the united states, especially as a trading partner. and the white house says the president's visit too myanmar and cam -- visits to mya
but amtrak does expect many more passengers than normal. beginning today it is adding extra trains to the san joaquin and the capital corridor to handle the increased ridership expected this weekend. >>> the construction of the new bay bridge span has reached a new milestone. crews have just finished transferring the weight of the bridge from a temporary platform to a single mile long cable. that means the span now officially holds its own weight. when completed, the bay bridge will be...
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. >> last year on the wednesday before thanksgiving, we had just over 138,000 passengers on the amtrak. on a typical wednesday he will see 70,000 passengers. a pretty significant travel day. we are happy to provide that connection for family and friends across the country. reporter: if you are flying, you can expect flights at the airport. the planes are going to be crowded and aaa expects a decline this year. just a little bit down. if you fly angeles, some airport workers are planning a protest. they were flight delays out of chicago because of heavy fog in the midwest. if you are driving, you are not alone, some 39 million americans are on the road, a point at percent from last year. the price of gas is high, about 5 cents higher. it is down from just a few weeks ago, averaging two about $3.42. younger people are not buying cars as much anymore, so you can expect an increase in bus traffic on this thanksgiving day. jon: thank you, steve, happy thanksgiving. in the meantime, the real-life drama for a young star of this hit comedy, "modern family." why some are now saying the presiden
. >> last year on the wednesday before thanksgiving, we had just over 138,000 passengers on the amtrak. on a typical wednesday he will see 70,000 passengers. a pretty significant travel day. we are happy to provide that connection for family and friends across the country. reporter: if you are flying, you can expect flights at the airport. the planes are going to be crowded and aaa expects a decline this year. just a little bit down. if you fly angeles, some airport workers are planning a...
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in fact, he has signed legislation that makes it possible to take a gun with you on to an amtrak train in a locked container or a national park brsh it's that the nra spreads fear among gun owners and people who are sympathetic to gun ownership that what liberals really want is to make sure that nobody in this country can have guns. mre purpose in writing this b k book. >> they have a right it own those guns, and there has been an effort to limit their abilities, their rights to do that. >> well, there have been gun control measures throughout the history of the republic and the constitutional -- the supreme court ruling that gun ownership was an individual right. two rulings in 2008 and 2010. both said -- both those supreme court rulings said that reasonable gun control measures are constitutional, but the nra does spread fear. it was telling its members all during this year leading up to the election that president obama, if re-elected, would not only take away your gun freedom but all our freedoms, and if that isn't fear-mongering, i don't know what is. >> it's interesting that the
in fact, he has signed legislation that makes it possible to take a gun with you on to an amtrak train in a locked container or a national park brsh it's that the nra spreads fear among gun owners and people who are sympathetic to gun ownership that what liberals really want is to make sure that nobody in this country can have guns. mre purpose in writing this b k book. >> they have a right it own those guns, and there has been an effort to limit their abilities, their rights to do that....
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>> it's called amtrak. there's a website called cruisecompete.com, sort of like the lending tree where they send you quotes. they all compete to see who's going to get you the lowest quote in. the cruise industry, an unsold cruise is inventory they'll never recoup once that cruise sales. these travel agencies may have preferred supplier relationships with the cruise lines or have unpublished deals that are not necessarily on other websites. >> you always say it's good to bundle your travel. >> what it means is as opposed to buying your hotel here your airline over here, you bundle it, even the you don't necessarily need the hotel because sometimes they've got to get rid of this inventory. new york to l.a.x., you can bundle something for $1,400 that's airfare and hotel. but if you bought it a la carte, it's $1,800. even if you don't stay at the hotel, it could be cheaper. >> you say it's better to get a hotel that you do not need? >> if it's cheaper than buying the airfare alone, you bet. >> it's sort of lik
>> it's called amtrak. there's a website called cruisecompete.com, sort of like the lending tree where they send you quotes. they all compete to see who's going to get you the lowest quote in. the cruise industry, an unsold cruise is inventory they'll never recoup once that cruise sales. these travel agencies may have preferred supplier relationships with the cruise lines or have unpublished deals that are not necessarily on other websites. >> you always say it's good to bundle your...
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i'm happy because they serve really good food on the amtrak line. it is great for me to come on down here and hear about how my son is growing up. thank you for joining us, dean. you joined us last week when i was here. of course, i want to get your thoughts on israel, palestine. also i want to talk with you about hostess. so for starters, you have a terrific piece on cnn.com about hostess. i would like you to unpack that a bit for us. >> sure. it is about the idea of who really killed twinkies and you know, you have some people -- a lot of people speculating. people on the right and fox news were demonizing unions saying it was them. >> john: this is mainstream media. everywhere in the mainstream media, print and tv but it is because of union costs that you can't get your tweets anymore. >> i've seen it in different places talked about -- could be the unions. there was a great article in media matters where they went through how fox news is continually the drumbeat of the unions. my article was -- what's the drumbeat that was unions. but my article
i'm happy because they serve really good food on the amtrak line. it is great for me to come on down here and hear about how my son is growing up. thank you for joining us, dean. you joined us last week when i was here. of course, i want to get your thoughts on israel, palestine. also i want to talk with you about hostess. so for starters, you have a terrific piece on cnn.com about hostess. i would like you to unpack that a bit for us. >> sure. it is about the idea of who really killed...
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amtrak adding extra trains on its most crowded corridors. it's even borrowing some trains from canada to handle the holiday crush. many commuter lines in the northeast haven't fully recovered from hurricane sandy. so you might want to double-check the schedule before you arrive at the train station. >> sound advice once again. >> thank you. >>> and the skies are not expected to be quite as packed as usual today as airfares climb. carriers cut the number of flights by about 3%. most of the country will be rain-free, leaving weather-related airport delays largely confirmed to the northwest. they had a couple rough days of stormy weather out there. a ripple effect is not likely to spread to the rest of country. good news for those heading to the airport today. >>> and here's a couple of traveling tips you may not have heard, but i'm sure are going to be wildly popular. new this year, some airlines allow you to avoid the baggage counter, by look at that, tagging and checking your own bags. so your purple louis vuitton bag, it's all good. tsa has
amtrak adding extra trains on its most crowded corridors. it's even borrowing some trains from canada to handle the holiday crush. many commuter lines in the northeast haven't fully recovered from hurricane sandy. so you might want to double-check the schedule before you arrive at the train station. >> sound advice once again. >> thank you. >>> and the skies are not expected to be quite as packed as usual today as airfares climb. carriers cut the number of flights by about...
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. >>> when a man stopped to videotape his son, he caught a amtrak train slam into a utility truck. the man rushed over to the scene and he thought that the two men inside the truck would be dead but instead they survived with hardly a scratch. >> he got out of the truck and i said are you all right. he said i'm fine. i said dude, you're the luckiest man alive right now. >> wow! that train was blaring the horn, the truck driver told the police that he did not notice the train coming. >>> mark mcgire will become a division rival to the world champion san francisco giants. he reportedly accepted and offer for the los angeles dodgers. he wants to work closer to his family that lives in orange county. >>> raider fans should be smileing this morning. the raiders have sold enough tickets to allow the fans to watch the game at home. it gave the raiders an extra day to sell more tickets to avoid the local blackout. you can watch the game right here at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow followed by the point after. >>> a mountain lion spot in the east bay. where the residents actually saw it. >> and crackin
. >>> when a man stopped to videotape his son, he caught a amtrak train slam into a utility truck. the man rushed over to the scene and he thought that the two men inside the truck would be dead but instead they survived with hardly a scratch. >> he got out of the truck and i said are you all right. he said i'm fine. i said dude, you're the luckiest man alive right now. >> wow! that train was blaring the horn, the truck driver told the police that he did not notice the...